I love watching "Minute with Maxwell", a daily email that comes into my inbox each morning. This morning a fireball of a word piqued my interest, Scintillating. I knew what the word meant, but the mere pronunciation of the word sparked my intrigued in John Maxwell's message. I just had to find out what he would say about the word in his video.
As he went through his vivid description of the word, some of my favorite teachers of all time bursted to the front of my mind. Their electrifying lessons captivated me. Their individual consideration made me feel like their class was designed just for me. They walked their talk, and that influenced me to do the same. Finally, these instructional idols inspired me to shoot for the stars in my own life, and they did that with high expectations accompanied by amazing accountability and stupendous support.
6 Sparks of a Scintillating Teacher
To be even more definitive, each of these teachers possessed 6 sparks that didn't just motivate me. They motivated all students. Hope you identify with them.
Brilliant
Her intellectual prowess drove me to constantly ask the question, "How does he know so much about this content?"
Rousing
His passion for telling us the story of history took me on a journey back in time.
Invigorating
His dynamic presence made me believe that I could be equally an expert of this content.
Gung-Ho
Her excitement and love for life and teaching challenged me to be a more selfless human being.
Hypnotic
Listening to her 'why' behind the 'what' entranced my mind and made me view life and content in a way that I had never experienced before.
Thought-Provoking
His unique way of explaining my thinking to me redirected me to correct my own mistakes without ever hearing that I was wrong.
So what other Sparks would you add?
Scintillating teachers sear learning into the minds of their students. Kids rarely forget these superstars because their content is branded into their brains. But there are other descriptors that make a scintillating teacher, so drop a comment and share your thoughts. Who inspired you by being a firecracker of a teacher? What was it about their teaching that fired you up? After all, that is how we become better teachers, by emulating the greatness in others.
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